Future Farmers hail Western Day at Comtown rodeo event
Wellington hosts its Western Day rodeo and races in Collingsworth County with over 100 horses. Youth riders and pint sized cowboys parade along the half mile route from the high school to the courthouse square. Winners in Saturday events include Don Barnett and Tommy Lindley in the 200 yard horse race, Wait Campbell in steer riding, and several top finishers in boot race, trailer race, and team events. Dwayne Young, Tulsa youth director, now in Japan with the Southern Baptist movement.
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Wellington
Comtown
Collingsworth
Courthouse Square
Marian Airpark
Rodeo Grounds
Tanny Garcia
Vocational Ag
Lewis. Morris
Don Barnett
Tommy Lindley
Lindley
Barnett
Nine County Students Seek Degrees at WT
Nine county students will receive degrees from West Texas State University at the spring convocation May 26, according to Dr. Walter H. Juniper. Bachelor’s degrees go to Arminta Cain Wellington Loyd Langford Wellington Theda Martin Wellington Leslie Oldham Samnerwood Dennis Simpson Lat ite James Warrick Wellington Gano Wilson Quail Zenith Lewist Warrick Wellington Charles Wright Altogether 307 students seek degrees. There are 70 different varieties of bananas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas State University
Walter H. Juniper
Arminta Cain
Wellington
Loyd Langford
Theda Martin
Leslie Oldham
Samnerwood
Dennis Simpson
Latie
James Warrick
Gano Wilson
Quail
Zenith Lewist Warrick
Charles Wright
Sister of Henry Vaughan Dies in Arkansas
Mrs. Josie Perkey, 87, sister of Henry Vaughan, died in a Batesville hospital on April 27. She lived at Cave City born there, reared seven children, and had 19 grandchildren, 82 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Her brother Henry Vaughan is the sole surviving member of their 18-child family.
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Josie Perkey
Henry Vaughan
Batesville
Ark
Vaughan
W. FP. Vaughan
Arkansas
Vaughan. Perkey
el Centro
Calif
Alvis’. Perkey
Evening Shade
W. R. Perkey
Bernica
Perkey
Leachville
Coy
Homer Henson
Cave City
Maude Provence
Amarillo Preacher Visits Dodson Church
Wayne Wallace of Amarillo preached at the Church of Christ in Dodson on Sunday April 28. After services he was the dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Pat Bouchelle in Loco community. George Garlets of Amarillo visited relatives in the home of Mrs M J Holland and Mrs Harvey Wilson.
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Wayne Wallace
Amarillo
Church of Christ
Dodson
Pat Bouchelle
Loco
George Garlets
M. J. Holland
Harvey Wilson
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Wait Campbell
Clifford Throne
Kenneth Patterson
Mark Fireso
Campbell
Fires
Glen Thomas
Ronnie Gray
Patterson
Throne
Leamon Bawcom
Tommy Yarbrought
Bobby Barnett
Jerry Hurst
Walter Campbell
Wos
Ted Bailey
Chris Cook
Roy Jackson
Eddie Orr
Monte Kramer
Kent Clark
Alfred Alfred
Tony White
Joe Howard
Ronnie Ketchum
Tommy Yarbrough
Mark Fires
Walt Campbell
Ronnie Hartman
J. Warren
Jim Howard
Tim White
Jackie Needham
Robby Barnett
Seamon
Bawcom
Bill Driver
Max Phipps
Walt, Campbell
Philip Hughey
Ann Elliott
Oklahoma
Alfred Allred
Dwayne Young
First Baptist Church of
Tulsa
Japan
Southern Baptist Convention
Young
Henry Young
Artesia
N.M
Jack Lowry
Rofus Sweat
Munich
West
Germany
Texas
Dodson Church
Tae la
Gladiola
Airwick
Kraft
Chuck Roast
Kimbell
Hunt
Cudahay’s Nutwood
Dial
Borden
S&h
OTK Ol
Raymond Patton
Luther Sullivan
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